Halgabron Explained

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Country:England
Map Type:Cornwall
Region:South West England
Official Name:Halgabron
Cornish Name:Halgigbran
Civil Parish:Tintagel
Unitary England:Cornwall
Lieutenancy England:Cornwall
Os Grid Reference:SX071886
Coordinates:50.665°N -4.731°W
Postcode Area:PL
Postcode District:PL30
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Halgabron (pronounced: Halgáybron; Cornish: '''Halgigbran''', meaning marsh of the carrion-crow) is a hamlet in the parish of Tintagel, Cornwall, England. Halgabron is east of Bossiney.[1] The family of Robartes once held land at Halgabron.[2] Halgabron mill was built on the Trevillet River in the 19th century.[3] It is in the civil parish of Michaelstow

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 190 Bude & Clovelly. 978-0-319-23145-6. Ordnance Survey.
  2. Canner, A. C. (1982) The Parish of Tintagel. Camelford: A. C. Canner, p. 81
  3. Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. Cambridge: Cambridge Books ; pp. 170-71